DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/23 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.2 - - 44.7 - - 45.5 - - 39.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 122 - - 50 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1345 - - 3452 - - 3696 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 2722 - - 2008 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2234 - - 4341 - - 4585 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1951 - - 752 - - 1113 - - 3064 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 202 - - 310 - - 238 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 306 - - 310 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 10 - - 1152 - - 1026 - - -857 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2224 - - 3189 - - 3559 - - 1793 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -821 - - 702 - - 380 - - -2229 ODpotential blCL - - - 3055 - - 3639 - - 4205 - - 3164 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 96 - - 92 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.2 - - 44.7 - - 45.5 - - 39.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 34.1 - - 33.3 - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.8 - - 44.1 - - 45.3 - - 41.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 33.0 - - 32.4 - - 35.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 122 - - 50 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1345 - - 3452 - - 3696 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 83 - - 66 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96768 34 249 34 251 39 255 34 256 96768 89556 23 259 26 255 31 245 29 256 89556 83982 15 252 20 233 23 247 28 259 83982 79374 11 242 16 241 22 250 20 260 79374 75395 14 268 14 233 18 263 13 261 75395 71865 18 281 12 237 15 266 13 253 71865 68659 14 276 14 261 15 271 9 276 68659 65689 13 292 19 266 20 275 19 276 65689 62917 20 291 21 267 24 278 19 281 62917 60216 24 293 18 292 27 265 23 298 60216 57384 26 294 25 300 24 270 31 282 57384 54429 32 291 33 301 29 285 33 290 54429 51601 37 295 45 294 42 296 44 301 51601 49063 44 303 49 289 50 292 54 298 49063 46800 55 303 49 294 53 291 54 296 46800 44750 58 298 56 302 55 299 55 300 44750 42882 58 299 63 301 62 303 61 304 42882 41170 62 300 67 299 71 303 69 306 41170 39587 62 300 68 300 78 300 78 305 39587 38109 64 302 73 302 80 300 81 303 38109 36720 67 303 78 301 82 303 83 303 36720 35380 68 305 78 300 87 304 86 304 35380 34024 67 305 77 302 92 303 91 305 34024 32622 64 305 77 303 92 302 94 305 32622 31177 59 305 74 303 86 304 92 304 31177 29672 53 304 67 303 75 304 84 304 29672 28098 39 299 53 300 63 304 76 304 28098 26457 22 302 32 292 51 305 67 306 26457 24749 17 313 20 290 39 302 56 308 24749 22973 17 304 20 285 27 297 44 307 22973 21132 23 305 23 304 25 307 34 308 21132 19218 33 310 30 309 31 311 30 311 19218 17226 40 310 38 306 37 308 38 315 17226 15195 42 309 43 305 43 308 44 316 15195 13235 41 309 44 307 45 310 46 318 13235 11451 39 310 41 308 42 311 44 317 11451 9867 36 308 38 309 37 311 39 314 9867 8464 33 308 35 309 33 311 36 312 8464 7224 30 312 31 310 30 309 31 310 7224 6128 29 317 28 313 25 298 28 301 6128 5164 29 319 23*311 21*295 22 292 5164 4319 29 314 19*306 20*298 19 300 4319 3573 26 311 18 306 18 305 18 310 3573 2905 22 312 18 306 16 310 18 319 2905 2314 19*312 18 306 16 313 17 328 2314 1822 17*311 17 306 15 315 17 336 1822 1444 15 310 16 306 14 316 15 339 1444 1183 14 309 16 306 13 317 13 341 1183 1025 13 308 14 306 12 317 10 340 1025 935 10 308 11 306 10 318 4*336 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography